multi-technology approach provides credentials LaserCard versatile tamper resistant, that meet the current requirements of the transport sector
by Stephen Price-Francis
Vice President of Marketing, LaserCard Corporation
LaserCard Corporation, provider of over 10 million credentials for registration, and a growing portfolio of programs to software license management, continues to expand its outreach to identify programs of states and governments. This article will examine how the scope of innovative technology can be deployed to resolve security issues, administrative and program issues related to vehicle and driver's licenses. This article also highlights the unique capabilities of optical media security of LaserCard to improve costs, reduce paperwork and provide multiple benefits agregrado value for authorities and users of transport and vehicle licensing.
Modern Needs
essential requirements for documents current vehicle identification, which often come in the form of credentials of plastic, the type and size of a credit card, include elements of tamper-resistant, high durability and a growing ability to secure, store and transport digital information can also be upgraded. The ability to update documents out of time without the need to create a new credential is desirable and improves user usability and cost effectiveness. Additionally, the credential and supporting technology can interact seamlessly with a wide variety of systems of government functions such as, for example, vehicle registration, updating owner's data and traffic violations, license renewal or payment services.
There is a growing trend among transport authorities that need a single credential, such as driver's license or vehicle registration applications that can perform multiple functions such as data storage, visual and interaction with security systems and government databases.
To achieve this in a single credential is necessary to use two different technologies. Among the most effective combinations are optical media security in conjunction with IC chips or tags RFID. The inclusive approach LaserCard technology and experience in vehicle registrations and driver licensing programs on a large scale, can offer the right combination of technologies to fully meet customer requirements in this area.
Benefits Security Media
In considering the various technologies used for vehicle registration and driver license programs, optical security means, used alone or in combination, I have found the following advantages:
● resistance to counterfeiting: The process of data recording media LaserCard optical security is physically irreversible, thus eliminating any ability to fraudulently manipulate the data.
● High data capacity: optical security means can collect large amounts of data at a lower cost than other technologies. For example, can store all data from the vehicle and its owner, including facial images, information demographic and biometrics, as well as scanned documents that are directly related to vehicle history, and yet have sufficient capacity for future upgrades.
● optical data storage: Authorities certified and can store images scanned from original documents, which prevent them from being altered. These documents are available for reading by the authorities, thereby dramatically reduce the administrative difficulties of storing and retrieving paper documents.
● Durability: laminated construction LaserCard credentials meet the requirements of international estándades as certifications from independent laboratories. Each card has support for at least 10 years.
● Actual cost: The combination of advanced technology, durability of construction, large life-long, data capacity, flexibility of applications and features offer the highest return on investment.
● Upgradeable: The new personal or biometric data can be added only by authorized personnel, preventing obsolescence and reducing the potential for fraud based on information up.
● inclusive Technology: The combination of technologies can be included in a single credential to offer advanced security functionality.
Vehicle Registration: Combating Counterfeiting and Reducing Costs
LaserCard highly successful results obtained in large vehicle registration programs, such as those currently on deployment in the states of Gujarat, Delhi and Maharashtra in India.
For many years, transport and tax officials in those states were engaged in fraud enabled by antique documents, paper-based for vehicle registration. Tax evaders and violators of traffic routinely erased and property records prior violations, prompting the criminals could evade the authorities and that their vehicles could not be traced. Without systems to manage secure tax collection, the three Indian states could not adequately capture the taxes that support their delivery systems. Additionally, the officers were particularly difficult to have access to the evidence of vehicle registration and insurance information of causing bureaucratic delays. Transport officials in the three states then turned to a high-security approach and technology that not only would fight fraud, but also reduce the incidence of inefficiency, corruption and administrative delays.
LaserCard created the document "RC Book" for vehicle registration to meet the following requirements: an advanced card technologies incorporating multiple optical media security, with a data capacity of 1MB and 4KB IC chip. Optical security means digitally stored photograph of the vehicle owner, its demographics and fingerprint scans, in addition to their certificates and documents of payments of taxes, the special advantage that the integrated information there may be no way altered or deleted. The IC chip is used in conjunction with a PIN to trace the history of the owner of the vehicle including traffic tickets, taxes and payments for services.
This combination of technologies is critical to prevent fraud, tampering, and can remain in optimal conditions up to ten years. These credentials now provides official proof that states the vehicle registration and taxes are current and well informed about the details of the company is ensuring transport. The delays in seeking and supporting documents has been eliminated. In addition to the security and economic benefits, the credential has been used to deter persons who transfer vehicles so illegal and help police identify criminals based on the accessibility of information about crimes that have been made with such vehicles. As a result, three states have offset counterfeiting and improved their business processes using new certificates, highly secure, for the records. To date, more than seven million security credentials optical media have been delivered.
Vehicle Registration: Suppressing Illicit Trade
In another example, a nation Middle East hired LaserCard for vehicle registration program for new generation. The credentials were superior in quality, durability and security printing incorporated in high resolution as well as other innovative features that help the government to keep the controls of their vehicles, monitor vehicle owners and their use are given and reduce crime. The new card is also essential to help achieve greater security related to vehicles used to carry out crimes, smuggling and even terrorism. More than three million have been given credentials for this program.
Driver's Licenses: Certifying Professional Drivers
LaserCard is strongly committed to the licensing programs, including the development of a credential RFID-based Latin America and the provision of professional drivers licenses, security based optical media, for public transport authorities in Hungary. The latter is a very important document that facilitates trade routes Hungarian with European countries, members and nonmembers of the European Union. The Hungarian government is issuing credentials with a special certificate for five years for private transport (eg truck drivers, passengers, ship captains and pilots, among others) leading commercial vehicles registered in Hungary, either nationally or internationally. The credentials have security means that store LaserCard optical photograph of the carrier, biometric data and personal information including their demographic characteristics. The design of the credential meet international standards for driver's licenses and identification cards for secure optical memory levels appropriate international interoperability.
These programs emphasize LaserCard's ability to meet the different needs of secure identification of the transport market.
Vehicle Registration Credentials
● More than 7 million credentials delivered to India.
● Over 3 million credentials delivered in a Middle Eastern nation.
● a lifespan of 10 years.
● credentials advanced polycarbonate construction with multiple technologies.
● Optical media storage portable data safe.
● IC chip for licensing and payments.
● RFID for tax collection.
● facilitates the administration and reducing bureaucracy.
● delays significantly reduces paperwork.
● Reduce the registration process up to 60%.
● significantly reduces tax evasion and fraud of vehicle ownership.
Combining Technologies for Optimal Effectiveness
The need to integrate multiple technologies and to meet international standards presents complex challenges because of the size and thinness of credentials . The elements such as materials science, international standards, durability and technical and structural considerations, influence all at the same time.
LaserCard has an exceptional level of expertise in the media mix up with other advanced optics and in the lamincación of complex structures and the application of various materials to protect structural integrity of the credential, while respecting international standards. This experience is the result of many industry firsts, including the development of new generation Credential for U.S. Permanent Residents (better known as "Green Card"). Introduced in May 2010, the Green Card is the first credential in the world to include optical media security (for visual security and data) and an RFID antenna (to facilitate border crossing). The Green Card has been named as the leading identification card government programs, in terms of technology and value to the user, in a report prepared in July 2010, by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan.
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